Archive for September, 2007


De Wet Barry

Cheetahs shocked in Cape Town

Sunday, 23rd September 2007 at 2:32 pm

A little earlier in the season, Vodacom Western Province looked dead and buried, playing listless rugby and generally looking appalling. But under Gary Gold they’re a much changed outfit; throw in the influence of Rassie Erasmus, and a few key …

Last chance to win

Friday, 21st September 2007 at 4:10 pm

It’s your last chance to win tickets to this year’s Rugby World Cup in France.
If you’ve been sleeping or busy watching cricket…heal your soul with a chance to cheer again.
Details are all here.

South Africa

So far, so good for South Africa

Tuesday, 18th September 2007 at 4:29 pm

If the West Indies World Cup was a dismal failure, then the World Twenty20 is proving the exact opposite: electric cricket, surpise results, belligerent crowds, and an overall injection of life the game desperately needed. Zimbabwe’s win over Australia competes …

England jersey

England modify World Cup jersey

Tuesday, 18th September 2007 at 4:15 pm

Word has already crept out across the internet, and images from the England World Cup squad’s wardrobe department have found their way onto the darker corners of the web. Feverpitcher isn’t the first to come across them, but we thought …

Winning Springboks

Can anyone stop the Springboks?

Saturday, 15th September 2007 at 7:30 am

Four years ago England won the World Cup, and returned home to open-topped bus tours and awards from the Queen; the same probably won’t be happening this year, after the Springboks inflicted a 36-0 drubbing on the English that will …

Natural Born Hitters

Natural Born Hitters: smokin’…

Friday, 14th September 2007 at 11:36 pm

The adverts have added a quirky touch to local television; now, Standard Bank’s Natural Born Hitters campaign has introduced a particularly eye-catching billboard to back up sponsorship of 20-over cricket. You may well have already spotted one of them: billowing …